Improper Authorization in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2026-3160

 

Improper Authorization in Gitlab Community Edition and GitLab Enterprise Edition - CVE-2026-3160

Published: May 18, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU131677
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-3160
CWE-ID: CWE-285
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose Jira issues outside the configured project scope.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in Jira integration when enforcing project scope filters. A remote attacker can access Jira issues outside the configured project scope to disclose Jira issues outside the configured project scope.

The integration filter functions only as a display control rather than an enforced access boundary.


Affected software

Gitlab Community Edition
GitLab Enterprise Edition

How to mitigate CVE-2026-3160

Install security update from vendor's website.

Gitlab Community Edition - addressed in versions 18.9.7, 18.10.6, 18.11.3
GitLab Enterprise Edition - addressed in versions 18.9.7, 18.10.6, 18.11.3

External References

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